title: Experimental labyrinthotomy in monkeys by argon and carbon dioxide lasers.
abstract: The horizontal semicircular canal of squirrel monkeys was irradiated unilaterally with either an argon or carbon dioxide laser. Postoperatively, there was a small but significant reduction in caloric-induced ENG responses to 45 degrees thermal stimulation. The principal morphologic effect of laser irradiation was a plug of fibrous tissue or new bone within the lumen of the lesioned semicircular canal.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000150:complications*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012453:Saimiri